Hi Janice ! I'm so glad to hear you enjoyed the spirit of our trips - ie, being an active team member on a sailing boat ! That's what we're all about :). I'm a little surprised and dismayed to read that you did feel there were "additional $$" surprises to the trip. I'm not sure what these were. For breakfasts & lunches, as you say - the food was all there, and it's also clear as part of the team spirit that everyone pitches in and helps make meals (or helps themselves, whatever works at the time). For dinners ashore, it is clear that this is NOT covered in the cost; and we do also make it very clear in our FAQ notes that we skippers will organise a group meal for anyone who wants to join; but no-one is obliged to do so! The costs of meals ashore - the costs of EVERYTHING - have gone up so much this season, as it has done all over Europe. Please imagine for us the impact of vastly higher fuel costs, the cost of provisioning the boats for other food and drink, boat maintenance, etc, etc. Given our extortionate fuel bills, trust me, if we could have sailed more, we would 😊. But the wind is one thing we have zero control over; something we also mention in our FAQs. I completely acknowlege also the limitations of some tavernas, etc, closing down towards the end of the summer; but then, that's something that happens in any tourist area at end of season. Apart from the truly tiny islands, there were always choices; and regarding division of costs, we ALWAYS make a point of asking people ahead of time if they want to share the bill, or organise separately. As you can imagine, we've had our share of nightmare bill "discussions", so we do our absolute best to make sure that' we're handling it the way that works best for the group. As for the added cost of taxis - there was one and only "taxi event"; at the end of the trip, to go to a pretty special "last farewell" dinner, as there's nowhere exactly nice in the marina town. If you were uncomfortable at any time with these dinner arrangments, you need only have mentioned it to me - as we also say in our FAQs - "if anything's not working for you, PLEASE let us know at the time, so we can try to fix it ! Mind-reading isn't our speciality. 😊" I'm very sorry that these parts did not work for you; I would have been more than happy to re-emphasize that no-one was expected to join group dinners if they would prefer to do / go somewhere else. As for Poseidon - well, been working on Him for years, I'll keep on trying 😊 Kidding aside, i am very glad you had a good time overall, just really wish you'd talked to me more at the time about any concerns. 🥲. All the best, Diane